Gardening season is pretty much over. We had a lovely warm fall so I was able to slowly work on the autumnal chores of cutting back the daylilies and iris, digging the dahlias, trimming some shrubs, and dividing some perennials. It was very dry, moderate to severe drought in our area. We did get some rain this week – over 3 inches on Tuesday and an inch and a quarter yesterday. Its getting quite frosty – temps forecast in the teens and 20’s at night and 30’s and 40’s during the day. next week. That’s good, because December is coming.

The meadow has been mowed, the garden put to bed. Time for some snow.

Somehow, October got away from me. It has been nice Indian Summer weather but so very very dry. I spent a lot of time watering some newly transplanted shrubs and perennials. Daylight savings happened yesterday so now its dark at 5 PM. Ugh. The fall color was nice this year despite the drought.

The dahlias are dug now and put away for the winter. We are bringing in the hoses and patio furniture, emptying the planters, and cutting back the daylily and iris foliage. Slowly but surely winter prep continues. The season is winding down.